On any given day in schools across the country, educators are facilitating instruction, analyzing assessments, collaborating with peers, interfacing with parents, and maintaining a supportive learning environment for students. These days, there has been a recent addition to this list: how to keep schools safe. Conducting safety drills is nothing new for educators. Most schools … Continue reading Keeping Students at the Center of School Emergency Drills
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Communication During Emergency Situations
One of the most important elements in a school’s emergency plan is how to communicate with teachers, parents, and caregivers that a threat exists on campus. It’s vital that the schools be able to communicate to parents and caregivers that their children are safe and how they can be reunited with their loved ones. Use … Continue reading Communication During Emergency Situations
5 Ways to Conduct Safe Intruder Drills
Mental health support can be a key to preventing on-campus violence, but what can schools do to protect students and staff in an emergency? Behind the walls of schools located in urban centers, rural landscapes, and suburbs, US students and teachers have been practicing for the worst situation possible. Since the tragedy at Columbine High … Continue reading 5 Ways to Conduct Safe Intruder Drills
Build Up Student Mental Health, Not Fences, to Prevent School Violence
The following is an editorial, and does not necessarily represent the opinions and views of Securly or its affiliates. Fact: The number of shootings that are occurring at schools is rising. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), there have been 417 school shootings in the United States between 2010 and 2019. Sadly, when … Continue reading Build Up Student Mental Health, Not Fences, to Prevent School Violence
How to Create a Positive School Climate
One of the most powerful pieces of advice I received as a new principal was from a veteran high school administrator. He told me that the most important job of any principal is to get students to come to school each and every day. It doesn’t matter how amazing a teacher is if students are … Continue reading How to Create a Positive School Climate